$375
Paris: Antoine Boudet; Sebastien Jorri, 1749. 2 vols. 8vo, quarter calf over speckled boards, gilt-lettered spines, entirely uncut with wide margins. (2ff.), lvi, 182, (2), (blank); (blank), (2ff.), 319, (blank). First French edition of Ellis' account of the expedition to discover the Northwest Passage, complete with 10 folding plans and plates and head- and tail-pieces. "The most important result of this voyage was that it definitely put an end to the idea that the North West Passage lay through Hudson's Bay." (Lande) Ellis made many valuable observations on the wildlife and people, particularly the customs of the Eskimos, which were relatively unknown up to that time. Minor splitting to the lower hinges of both vols.; some loss to spine ends; ex-libri stamps to title pages.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2013-08-07
